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Olympics: Bruce Springsteen's Daughter Fails To Earn Solo Medal

The 29-year-old athlete, who started riding horses in Colts Neck, will compete again on Friday as part of the U.S. jumping team.

Jessica Springsteen of Team United States riding Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve competes during the Jumping Individual Qualifier on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Equestrian Park on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Jessica Springsteen of Team United States riding Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve competes during the Jumping Individual Qualifier on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Equestrian Park on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Julian Finney/ Getty Images)

COLTS NECK, NJ — Daughter of singer Bruce Springsteen, Jessica Springsteen, failed to qualify for an individual equestrian medal in the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press.

The 29-year-old former Colts Neck resident started strong on the 14-jump course but her horse got uneasy around the 11th obstacle and the pair earned four penalty points for knocking down a rail, eventually failing to place in the top 30, the publication also wrote.

The athlete, who is ranked 14 in the world, is set to play again on Friday as part of the United States team, in the team jumping event.

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"All in all, I'm thrilled with the round, and I'm excited for the rest of the week," Springsteen told the Associated Press.

She was an alternate rider for the U.S. team in the 2012 London Olympics and didn't make the team in 2016 for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, according to the Astbury Park Press.

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The athlete started riding in Colts Neck with her mom, singer Patti Scialfa, when her family moved to town about 25 years ago, the publication also wrote. The 368-acre Stone Hill Farm in Colts Neck is where she began taking lessons.

“There really is no other sport like it, and I think the connection you develop with the horses is something really special,” she recently said, according to NJ.com. “That’s what has drawn me to it since I was little, and that is what I still love the most about it: how in sync you can be with your horse. Once you’ve created that partnership, the horses can read what you are thinking before you even ask them to do it.”

Scialfa posted on social media about her daughter making it to the Olympics.

"U.S. equestrian team for Tokyo Olympics ... - my sweet girl - happy for you," Scialfa captioned a photo of her daughter.

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